ISSUE 1.23

Mechanical Religions

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Hi! Brief message from me: thanks. I know I usually say this at the bottom of the emails (did you know there's a bottom of the emails?!), but I wanted to put it right here: after close to a year and a half of Glitchet, it's still goin', and it's 'cause you exist to consume it.

This isn't an article but a page full of insane articles about "the powerful surveillance software ordinary people use to spy on their loved ones". Also, lots of the covers use glitch art! Worth a scroll through, especially to learn of the new term "stalkerware", which is exactly what it sounds like.

"For decades, aspiring bomb makers — including ISIS — have desperately tried to get their hands on a lethal substance called red mercury. There’s a reason that they never have." (Because it's made up. Good long read.)

All right, have some juicy, juicy schadenfreude. Fyre Festival was an absolute shitshow, which was supposed to be a hot event for hot people with lots of money (especially rich millennials and "influencers") that turned out to just strand tons of people. Here's a bonus article on how it was always going to be a disaster.

These are some appallingly bad security practices. Like, I did think I saw some stupid things and Troy Hunt totally showed me up. (At least check out the very last one, which is ridiculous.) Don't trust companies that don't use SSL, folks - and maybe even check your local storage for your browser if you're paranoid.

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Goodness it's late. How does the time fly? Where does it go? To whom do I owe these goodbyes? (I'm not saying goodbye, just rhyming.) I have nothing useful down here! Share these articles and this Glitchet with your friends! OK, bye. <3

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